check-n; 14 Senses

Sense Number 1: an order for payment from a bank

Commentary: CHECK[+artifact][+document][+bank][+order_for_payment]

Examples:
Sally cashed her check at the bank.
They told me the checks for the rent is in the mail.
He sent us a cashier's check for $500.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM

Sense Number 2: an assessment or verification of a circumstance

Commentary: CHECK[+event][+appraisal][+verification]

Examples:
The pilot and copilot have completed their pre-flight checks.
John does a regular check of the oil level in his car engine.
I had Betty run through the numbers as an additional check on my calculations.

Mappings:
PropBank: check.01

Sense Number 3: restaurant bill or tab

Commentary: CHECK[+artifact][+document][+bill][+restaurant]

Examples:
We split the check for dinner three ways.
John usually picks up the check for our department lunches.
How much did the check come to, without the bar bill?

Mappings:
PropBank: NM

Sense Number 4: a physical stoppage or halting of progress or activity

Commentary: CHECK[+event][+physical][+stoppage][+of_activity]
NOTE: implies a halting of an otherwise ongoing activity

Examples:
Without treatment, there will be no check on the disease's progression to terminal illness.
The umpire declared the batter's swing was a check, so it didn't count. (not a complete swing)
The river put a check to the bloodhounds' tracking of the prisoner's scent.

Mappings:
PropBank: check.01

Sense Number 5: a symbol that is a mark or tick

Commentary: CHECK[+artifact][+symbol][+mark][+tick]

Examples:
I put a check by the names of students who had volunteered to work on the project.
Indicate your three top color preferences by placing checks next to the color names.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM

Sense Number 6: a regulatory principle or rule of constraint

Commentary: CHECK[+idea][+principle][+rule][+regulation][+constraint]

Examples:
His book is an appeal to a permanent check on the growth and abuses of centralized authority.
The constitution defines a system of checks and balances for the central government.

Mappings:
PropBank: check.02

Sense Number 7: a textile pattern, design

Commentary: CHECK[+form][+pattern][+textile]

Examples:
The woolen fabric was a black-and-white check.
Mary dislikes checks or stripes in upholstery material.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM

Sense Number 8: an obstructive play in hockey

Commentary: CHECK[+event][+play][+hockey][+obstruction]

Examples:
His check of the offense was brilliant.
The umpire said it was an illegal check.

Mappings:
PropBank: check.02

Sense Number 9: a direct attack on the king, in chess

Commentary: CHECK[+event][+play][+chess][+attack][+on_king]

Examples:
The computer program put three checks on my king before the final checkmate.
That move is illegal because it will put your king in check.

Mappings:
PropBank: check.02

Sense Number 10: component of a piano that stops a hammer from retouching the strings

Commentary: CHECK[+artifact][+component][+piano][+stopper][+of_hammer]

Examples:
The checks on this old piano may need cleaning and repair.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM

Sense Number 11: a tag claim for personal property

Commentary: CHECK[+artifact][+document][+tag][+claim][+property]

Examples:
Mary showed her baggage checks to the airport attendant to reclaim her luggage.
Fancy restaurants usually offer coat and hat checks.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM

Sense Number 12: an equalizing bet in a poker game

Commentary: CHECK[+event][+play][+bet][+poker][+equalizing]

Examples:
John made a check of the betting, but did not raise it any.
With everyone's check on the betting, it was time to show cards.

Mappings:
PropBank: check.02

Sense Number 13: a flaw or crack in timer

Commentary: CHECK[+form][+flaw][+crack][+in_timber]

Examples:
This lumber has too many checks in it to be top grade.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM

Sense Number 14: none of the above

Commentary: Automatically generated NOTA sense (bbn)

Examples:

Mappings:
PropBank: NM